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ALSO Youth A place where YOU belong 🌈
📍 Sarasota & Manatee Counties The types of services and numbers of youth and community members served have steadily increased.

ALSO Youth was created in 1992 by individuals who were alarmed at the statistics documenting high rates of suicide among gay and lesbian teens. In cooperation with other local organizations such as Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG); Planned Parenthood; and YMCA Youth and Family Services, volunteers were recruited to conduct a support group for Sarasota area youth. Upon realizing that more comprehensive services were needed throughout the community, ALSO’s founders initiated contact with school officials and implemented a training program for educators. Today, ALSO Youth is a non-profit organization that provides peer support services, educational programs, advocacy, and referrals for LGBTQ+ youth ages 10 to 24, their families and friends, and the community, thereby enhancing self-esteem, promoting healthy dialogue, and increasing awareness of sexual minority youth issues.

Coming out looks different for everyone. Some people come out early in life, others much later. Some come out more than ...
10/11/2026

Coming out looks different for everyone. Some people come out early in life, others much later. Some come out more than once, as they discover and embrace different parts of who they are.

And for some, coming out isn’t safe or possible right now. That’s okay, too.

On National Coming Out Day, we celebrate those who are living openly and authentically, while also holding space for those who aren’t ready or able to share that part of themselves.

You don’t have to come out to be valid. You don’t owe anyone your story. And you deserve love, safety, and belonging exactly as you are. 🌈

Thank you so much to Mike and Tropicana Brands Group PRIDE for their generous donation of delicious Tropicana juices and...
10/08/2026

Thank you so much to Mike and Tropicana Brands Group PRIDE for their generous donation of delicious Tropicana juices and for volunteering with our youth. Together, we make each other stronger and create a more inclusive community!

If your company is interested in spreading joy and sponsoring one of our programs, scholarships, or events, please get in touch with us at [email protected].

Smiles all around from the ALSO Youth crew! 😊🌈 Nothing brings them out quite like being surrounded by your community.Com...
10/05/2026

Smiles all around from the ALSO Youth crew! 😊🌈 Nothing brings them out quite like being surrounded by your community.

Come find your people at our Centers in Sarasota and Bradenton. Check out our Downtown Sarasota space during Open House October 10! 💫

Sign up on our website in bio.

10/02/2026

Inspired by the Emmy-Award winning short documentary of the same na...

Some people want these books off the shelves. We want them in your hands! 📚🏳️‍🌈Banned Book Club is a space for LGBTQ+ yo...
10/01/2026

Some people want these books off the shelves. We want them in your hands! 📚🏳️‍🌈

Banned Book Club is a space for LGBTQ+ youth to read, talk, and connect over stories that have been challenged, removed, or pulled from shelves across Florida. Stories about people like us, written by people like us.

No homework, no pressure, no judgment. Just good books, good conversation, and snacks. Haven’t finished (or started) the book? Come anyway.

🗓️ Tuesday, October 6
🕡 6:30 to 8 PM
📍 Manatee Center

💻 Can’t make it in person? Email [email protected] for the virtual option.

Tag a friend who needs a book club that gets them 👇

Updated this week’s calendar! 🎓 Programs start tomorrow with a FAFSA / College Workshop. 🎥 Don’t forget to grab your tic...
09/30/2026

Updated this week’s calendar!

🎓 Programs start tomorrow with a FAFSA / College Workshop.

🎥 Don’t forget to grab your tickets to watch The Dads, link is in our bio. So excited to partner with FabAf for this!

One year in our Sarasota home! 🏡🌈Join us Saturday, October 10, from 11 AM to 1 PM at 2195 Ringling Blvd. in Courthouse S...
09/29/2026

One year in our Sarasota home! 🏡🌈

Join us Saturday, October 10, from 11 AM to 1 PM at 2195 Ringling Blvd. in Courthouse Square for our Open House.

Meet the team, tour our space, and celebrate with the community that makes it all possible. Free parking on site. Sign up at AlsoYouth.org!

Most scholarships pay for a classroom. This one pays for everything outside it.Talent isn’t the barrier. Cost is. Let’s ...
09/25/2026

Most scholarships pay for a classroom. This one pays for everything outside it.

Talent isn’t the barrier. Cost is. Let’s change that. 🌈

Our Executive Director, Annie Berkness, sat down with Linda Carson on ABC 7 WWSB-TV’s Suncoast View to introduce our first-ever Honorable Rick De Furia Enrichment Scholarship. For Linda, this one was personal. She knew Judge De Furia, and she knows what he stood for: investing in young people. Now his legacy keeps doing exactly that.

Here’s how it works. One ALSO participant, ages 10 to 24, in Sarasota or Manatee County, gets up to $1,500 for the opportunity that’s been just out of reach. Guitar lessons. A certification. A leadership program. Whatever helps them grow.

Be our very first De Furia Scholar. Applications close October 24. Apply at AlsoYouth.org/Scholarships

09/24/2026

Applications are open for the Honorable Rick De Furia Enrichment Scholarship! 🌈

In memory of Judge Rick De Furia and his lifelong commitment to young people, ALSO Youth will award one LGBTQ+ young person up to $1,500 to pursue an enrichment opportunity like music or art lessons, a professional certification, leadership development, or career exploration.

✅ Ages 10 to 24
✅ Live in Sarasota or Manatee County
✅ Participate regularly in ALSO Youth programs

Apply by October 24 at AlsoYouth.org/Scholarships

Looking for a way to connect with other homeschool families? We've got you!
09/24/2026

Looking for a way to connect with other homeschool families? We've got you!

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2195 Ringling Boulevard
Sarasota, FL
34237

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+19412547178

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